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A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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adventurous dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The first half of the book really just read as a retelling of Beauty and the Beast but the book started to pick up once
they were sent to the mountain and the trials ensued
. The book is romance fantasy but it's not overly sexual like if you are looking for 50 shades this book is not that. This I actually appreciate because I think the romance got to develop better without such graphic scenes all the time.
the ending wraps the story up quite nicely to the point that Im not rushing to the next book in the series
. Overall it's a good book and I look forward to listening to the next one.(However I should note I did NOT like the audio voice at first she literally sounded like a robot but I got used to it eventually).

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Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I liked the end after
Feyre is trapped under the mountain
but that’s when you get to it and then you finally get some character development! Otherwise, the other ~200 pages  of the book are a drag to get through.

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I had heard about the book on TT as being a fairy smut novel, but this turned out to be a great disappointment. Not only for the laxk of smut, but it was an almost copy of The beauty and the beast (but fairy edition). I’m not a huge fan of fairies so if you don’t come into it with an adoration already, save some time and pick up another book

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Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

also die ersten 250 seiten dachte ich mir go girl, give us nothing…  das ist schon sehr weit im buch, dafür dass es sich angefühlt hat, als ob Maas den ganzen anfang einfach random ohne plan drauflos geschrieben hätte. ich sah da einfach keinen roten faden oder sinn hinter einigen szenen. es schien mir eher, als wäre der letzte drittel ihre main idea für die geschichte gewesen (vielleicht sogar erst das nächste buch) und den rest hat sie etwas willkürlich drumrum gebaut. 
ohne tiktok hype und süpps approval bin ich mir nicht sicher, ob ich nach 150 seiten weitergelesen hätte…

ABER ja das ende war schon viiiel lebhafter und spannender. ich hatte meinen spaß und es war duechweg easy zu lesen. gute unterhaltung auch für zwischendurch, wenn man noch eine hausarbeit schreiben muss und eigentlich keine zeit hat 🌝.

ich muss aber auch sagen… es war INSANE!! wie oft verschiedene charaktere erbrochen haben. definitiv trigger warnung, mir wurde schon öfter selbst schlecht 🤧.
UND die trials sind auch etwas zu kurz gekommen v.a. im vergleich zum langsamen start, das war echt schade.
ich freu mich auf jeden fall auf das nächste buch und glaube schon fest daran, dass es sich allein dafür gelohnt haben wird, dieses erste buch zu lesen :)

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book got me on a chokehold plot twist after plot twist. It was a bit slow for me at first but the second half??? Gut wrenching. Absolutely cannot wait to read the next one.

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

For anyone who's never read it it's the beginning of a beautiful obsession

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Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A

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